Close X
Sunday, December 1, 2024
ADVT 
National

Police investigating shooting in Downtown New Westminster, 2 in custody

Darpan News Desk New Westminster Police, 18 Apr, 2023 05:15 PM
  • Police investigating shooting in Downtown New Westminster, 2 in custody

On Tuesday, at approximately noon, New Westminster Police responded to a shooting that occurred in the 700 block of Carnarvon Street.

The response prompted a large police presence at the Royal Columbian Hospital.

A man is being treated for non-life threatening injuries and two suspects are in police custody.

The Major Crime Unit has since taken conduct of this investigation.

MORE National ARTICLES

B.C. LNG facility maps plan to early net zero

B.C. LNG facility maps plan to early net zero
Woodfibre LNG says in a statement it plans to meet net-zero emissions by the time operations start at the south coast export facility in 2027. Company president Christine Kennedy says emission reduction opportunities are a priority for the project as it implements a strategy that will result in the world's first net-zero facility.    

B.C. LNG facility maps plan to early net zero

Surrey shooting victim's identity revealed, search for suspect vehicle continues

Surrey shooting victim's identity revealed, search for suspect vehicle continues
Police say they responded to reports of shots fired just before 8 p.m. that day and found Smith's body. Investigators say Smith and his family had only recently moved to the city. IHIT says in a news release that the suspect left the area in a white Penske Ford Transit rental van shortly after the shooting.  

Surrey shooting victim's identity revealed, search for suspect vehicle continues

Driver in hospital after striking the centre median in Surrey, road closures in effect

Driver in hospital after striking the centre median in Surrey, road closures in effect
A black Jaguar sedan was travelling west bound on 72nd avenue when it lost control and struck the centre median. The adult male driver of the Jaguar was taken to a local area hospital in critical condition with life threatening injuries.

Driver in hospital after striking the centre median in Surrey, road closures in effect

Canadians still facing longer surgical wait times

Canadians still facing longer surgical wait times
The report, published on Thursday, looked at knee and hip replacements, cataract surgeries and cancer surgeries performed in 2019 versus those performed in 2022. Thousands of joint replacement and cataract surgeries were cancelled or delayed when COVID-19 hit.

Canadians still facing longer surgical wait times

Parks Canada says reservation system working well

Parks Canada says reservation system working well
Parks Canada says its new online reservation system to book camping sites and other activities at national parks appears to have worked well during its first week of operations. The site was recently updated to fix an older one that was prone to crashes and glitches.

Parks Canada says reservation system working well

North Van RCMP seek public's assistance in identifying suspect who allegedly seta porta-potty on fire

North Van RCMP seek public's assistance in identifying suspect who allegedly seta porta-potty on fire
On Monday, at 2:44 am Police and Fire were called to a porta-potty also set on fire in the 1900 block of Jones Ave in North Vancouver. No suspects were seen at this location but police believe this incident is related to the March 13th arson.

North Van RCMP seek public's assistance in identifying suspect who allegedly seta porta-potty on fire